| LEVEED | Made flood-resistant, as a riverbank |
| REVET | Protect from erosion, as a riverbank |
| NOIRON | Wrinkle-resistant, as a shirt |
| PEG | Part of a riverbank allotted to an angler in a competition; stake for securing a tent rope; a clip for hanging laundry out to dry; or, an object for scoring in cribbage (3) |
| HOLT | Den of an otter, typically a hole in a riverbank or the root of a tree (4) |
| WATERRAT | Mistaken name of a riverbank or "riparian" vole, which is an expert diver and swimmer, widely associated with The Wind in the Willows by extension, a boatman, pirate or sailor; or, a person who is fon |
| WATERVOLE | Rodent that has a burrow in a riverbank (5,4) |
| RIPARIAN | A flurry of rain gets beneath split on a riverbank (8) |
| GROYNE | A wall or jetty built out from a riverbank or seashore to control erosion |
| FLOOD | Water excess spilt over a riverbank (5) |
| MARINA | Basin by a riverbank |
| SILT | Residue along a riverbank |
| BOATHOUSE | Mooring-shed on a riverbank (9) |
| GHAT | Flight of steps to a riverbank |
| EGYPT | Over 95% of its residents live near a riverbank |
| GRAHAME | Author who describes a riverbank picnic of "cold chicken, tongue, ham, beef, pickled gherkins, salad, French rolls, cress sandwiches, potted meat, ginger beer, lemonade and soda water" in his tale The |
| PENGUIN | In 2012, a bird of this type escaped Tokyo's Sea Life Park; he was found 82 days later, living happily on a nearby riverbank |
| BEAT | Area patrolled by a police officer on foot; stretch of riverbank fished by an angler; or, a rhythmic unit in music (4) |
| LEVEE | Riverbank flood blocker |
| ANKUS | Chap such as Big Toomai deployed this in riverbank, usefully |
